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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Glen Huon Tasmania [4]

Nottingham [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Derby [3]

Franklin Tasmania [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Newington, Kent [3]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bothwell Tasmania [2]

Brownhills, Staffordshire [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Burwood New South Wales [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Lenham, Kent [2]

Liverpool [2]

Lottah Tasmania [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Merton, Surrey [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Whitstable, Kent, England [2]

22 Church Street, Elsecar, Hoyland U.D. [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Ashchurch, Glos [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Atherton, Cheshire [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [1]

Barry [1]

Barry Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Barry, Glamogan, Wales [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bath [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bilston England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [809]

Gunner [94]

Driver [78]

Corporal [68]

Serjeant [61]

Sapper [48]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Lance Corporal [28]

Lieutenant [21]

Captain [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [7]

Major [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Guardsman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

ACM II [1]

AM II [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Paymaster Commander [1]

Acting Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain (t/Major) [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Carpenter [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class (temporary Chaplain to the Forces, Third Class) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111]

Labour Corps [97]

Royal Engineers [95]

Army Service Corps [87]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [68]

Royal Garrison Artillery [59]

North Staffordshire Regiment [55]

Manchester Regiment [50]

London Regiment [46]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

South Staffordshire Regiment [32]

Leicestershire Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Liverpool Regiment [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [24]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Service

British Army [1254]

Royal Navy [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95]

Australian Imperial Force [64]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1649]

Contribution

Military Service [1610]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

Malta [2]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Hobart Tasmania [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Glen Huon Tasmania [4] Nottingham [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3] Derby [3] Franklin Tasmania [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Newington, Kent [3] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bothwell Tasmania [2] Brownhills, Staffordshire [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Burwood New South Wales [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Hyde, Cheshire [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Lenham, Kent [2] Liverpool [2] Lottah Tasmania [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Merton, Surrey [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Walworth, London [2] Whitstable, Kent, England [2] 22 Church Street, Elsecar, Hoyland U.D. [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Ashchurch, Glos [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Atherton, Cheshire [1] Barming, Kent [1] Barnstaple, Devon, England [1] Barry [1] Barry Glamorgan, Wales [1] Barry, Glamogan, Wales [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bath [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bilston England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [809] Gunner [94] Driver [78] Corporal [68] Serjeant [61] Sapper [48] Second Lieutenant [29] Lance Corporal [28] Lieutenant [21] Captain [15] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [12] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [7] Major [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Guardsman [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] ACM II [1] AM II [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Paymaster Commander [1] Acting Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Bearer [1] Captain (t/Major) [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Carpenter [1] Chaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class (temporary Chaplain to the Forces, Third Class) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111] Labour Corps [97] Royal Engineers [95] Army Service Corps [87] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [68] Royal Garrison Artillery [59] North Staffordshire Regiment [55] Manchester Regiment [50] London Regiment [46] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39] Machine Gun Corps [36] South Staffordshire Regiment [32] Leicestershire Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Cheshire Regiment [25] Liverpool Regiment [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [24] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Worcestershire Regiment [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Essex Regiment [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Tank Corps [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] East Kent Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [8] South Wales Borderers [8]

Service

British Army [1254] Royal Navy [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95] Australian Imperial Force [64] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [1649]

Contribution

Military Service [1610] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [44] Malta [2] France [1]

Charles Woolley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 4145 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 201519 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Woolley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 75898 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 75898 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 10th (Service) Battalion

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Henry George Woolley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2878 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

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John Henry Woolley

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 5026 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Edward Ernest Woolley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 19843 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Woolley

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army TS/4454 Strapper Army Service Corps Remount Depot (Southampton)

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Ernest Woolley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85635

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Herbert C Woolley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403464

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Thomas Woolley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303571

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James Ellis Woolley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112743

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Joseph Woolley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71548

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John Woolley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162712

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John Woolley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300873

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Frank Hemsley Woolley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111433

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George Herbert Woolley

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5436 Private 21st Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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George Woolley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138815

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Walter Woolley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34404

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Clifford Taylor Woolley

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 109186

Canadian Expeditionary Force 109186 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Charles Henry Woolley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 16352 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Lawton Woolley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 70023 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

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